Observations from . . . July 2026
A summary of the July posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter. Read more. Live longer.
All posts tagged: Independent Bookshops
Trading complexity for the easier path of nostalgia and remembrance
Charles King’s fascinating history of Odessa is both a celebration and an elegy.
Sometimes the answer is right under your nose
Another treasure in Donna Leon’s Brunetti mysteries was literally just across the street at Mojomala Books.
Nothing is as before
Yiyun Li’s memoir of loss is difficult, challenging, and honest. I found this treasure at Washington’s JF Books.
How constraints fuel creativity and other lessons from a life in France
Jane Bertch’s engaging memoir and Bold Fork Books—a match made for food lovers everywhere.
A tale of hope and struggle
Laila Lalami’s debut novel takes us into the hopes and fears of modern Morocco with subtlety and grace.
Reading challenges and independent bookshops: A mid-year update
Less news, more books: A mid-year report.
With one foot in fiction and the other in memoir
Annie Ernaux has produced “a deceptively simple book and a profoundly disarming one.”
The impossible sister
Beverly Cleary and Politics & Prose: Two classics!
A successful 2026 Independent Bookstore Crawl
A photo essay celebrating the 2026 DC Independent Bookstore Crawl.
MORE TO COME... 